ENGAGEMENT RINGS! What does yours look like?

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#10,804
Thursday's Child said:
The thing with platinum is that, because it is so malleable, scratches tend to just push metal to the side, instead of gouging a tiny bit of metal out like when gold gets scratched. This means that when you get it polished, the original amount of metal is still there, so it doesn't wear away over the years like gold. More durable != harder.
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According to Google and Wiki platinum is less malleable than gold.
 
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jadie1 said:
Called the “King of Metals”, platinum is a very heavy (nearly twice the weight of gold), silver-white metal that is very ductile. Although it is a soft metal, platinum is not easily scratched and is very strong and durable.

Google is your friend. I've had many rings over the years and platinum warps much more than gold.
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Where do you think I got the info? Platinum is LESS malleable than gold. So, no it would not warp more then gold. Gold is more malleable and therefore easier to bend and warp. Source: google and wikipedia.
 
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loogirl said:
Where do you think I got the info? Platinum is LESS malleable than gold. So, no it would not warp more then gold. Gold is more malleable and therefore easier to bend and warp. Source: google and wikipedia.
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Platinum is less malleable than gold in its pure form ie: 24k gold. Most rings are 18 or 14k mixed with other metals to make them harder, therefore in many cases platinum is more malleable. There are different mixes of both gold & platinum which will impact the “malleable” quality.

Let’s not argue ladies - both platinum & gold are beautiful and each have their own advantages :)
 
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kbell said:
Platinum is less malleable than gold in its pure form ie: 24k gold. Most rings are 18 or 14k mixed with other metals to make them harder, therefore in many cases platinum is more malleable. There are different mixes of both gold & platinum which will impact the “malleable” quality.

Let’s not argue ladies - both platinum & gold are beautiful and each have their own advantages :smile:
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You're mixing hardness with malleability. Hardness means how easily the material gets scratched, while malleability means how easy the material bends. Platinum is softer, but less malleable than 18k gold. So while platinum will scratch more easily it is actually LESS malleable, making it the more secure choice for prongs. And of course, as you said, different mixes of gold/platinum will effect this as well.

There's also a measure of ductility, which is how much a material can deform before breaking. That's why gold wears away thinner while platinum gets pushed around (for example, polishing gold will remove a thin layer, but polishing platinum doesn't as much), and also why platinum prongs are generally considered safer.

I like both materials! Plat feels more lux because of the weight but there's always something very warm and classic about gold. Just so this isn't completely off-topic, here's a pic of my platinum e-ring with gold wedding band! :smile:

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mewt said:
You're mixing hardness with malleability. Hardness means how easily the material gets scratched, while malleability means how easy the material bends. Platinum is softer, but less malleable than 18k gold. So while platinum will scratch more easily it is actually LESS malleable, making it the more secure choice for prongs. And of course, as you said, different mixes of gold/platinum will effect this as well.

There's also a measure of ductility, which is how much a material can deform before breaking. That's why gold wears away thinner while platinum gets pushed around (for example, polishing gold will remove a thin layer, but polishing platinum doesn't as much), and also why platinum prongs are generally considered safer.

I like both materials! Plat feels more lux because of the weight but there's always something very warm and classic about gold. Just so this isn't completely off-topic, here's a pic of my platinum e-ring with gold wedding band! :smile:

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Lol - maybe mixed up a little - all I know is when we researched ring settings we ultimately chose platinum 900 to get the best of both worlds :)

I love platinum & gold. I have a plain 18k yellow gold Tiffany band I wear daily as a thumb ring.
Here’s a pic with both:

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Oh, my ring is also PT900! Was yours, by any chance, made by Mark Morrell? ;) I notice the prongs seem heart-shaped, which he does too! Either way, it's very lovely and simple!

For anyone interested, Mark Morrell wrote an explanation of the common types of platinum alloys, and why he prefers PT900: http://www.mwmjewelry.com/platinum_purity.htm

To be honest, having worn both my gold and plat rings daily for the past 6 years, I don't notice one wearing harder than the other. My silver pieces, however, do get bent all out of shape if I'm not careful!
 
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